As we are coming to the halfway mark of Year 5, the children’s focus, reflection and attitude has really been visible this week in the expectations of upper juniors. To mark this checkpoint throughout the year, Mrs Gregan brought together all of Year 5 and 6 together to discuss leadership throughout the school and what we can do to improve on this. In English, we have been using various creative writing techniques in our sci-fi topic to create description such as extended noun phrases, modifying nouns/verbs, similes and personification. In Maths, we have stepped up our multiplication game and have been using partitioning and factorisation to help break down some trickier and larger sums.
We have picked up our French topic again which has been all things space. This links perfectly with our science topic as children are going into the lesson with so much knowledge. We have recently been comparing planets using French adjectives and how to construct this within a French sentence.
We have been getting through the chapters of our class novel, the ‘Windrush Child', as we reach the stage where Leonard, a young boy from Jamaica, comes to England to start a new life and rekindle with his father.
Let’s Celebrate!
Tilly for being an enthusiastic and focused learner: With the launch of our new class library, I always had you in mind for this role. Not just throughout this week but all year you have been so enthusiastic about your reading and then bringing this to life in your creative writing. Just keep doing what your doing Tilly!
Virtue Star of the Week: This week, our virtue star goes to Grace. You already know that manners cost nothing and yet these are just second nature to you. You are so polite towards every member of your class- child and teachers included. You may not realise this yet but your impeccable manners and respect will take you far in life Grace.
Lunchtime Certificates
Role Model of the Week- Poppy
Marvelous Manners- Tilly
Notices
Homework- Please check the homework blog and keep helping your child with any work that they are struggling with- especially our spellings. It is important to make sure we are reading for at least 15 minutes a day at home to keep broadening our vocabulary, description and sentence structure.
Class Library- After a huge clear-out and revamp of our school library, we have started to rebuild our own class library in Year 5. Book series seem to be really popular and we have discussed some of the children’s favourites. If have any old series of books that you would recommend to read , then we would hugely appreciate any donations. Please ask your parents before bringing any books in to donate.
Eco Trip Wednesday 5th February- We will be going down to the Sand Dunes to plant Christmas Trees, ready to be grown for Christmas 2025! The children will need to bring clothes/shoes that they don’t mind getting dirty along with a waterproof coat.
PE Days- Our PE days have changed slightly with our outdoor session being on Mondays and our indoor session on Wednesdays.
Fidget Toys- If this has not been discussed with your class teacher, then any sort of fidget toys are not to be brought into school. Please can bags be checked incase these have been left in from the weekend. Trading cards and chewing gum should also be kept at home.
Trip to Manchester Friday 28th February- This will take place during the first week after half term. Details regarding payment are live on parent pay. Children will in their normal school uniform and will have to be in school around 8:30am. Depending on traffic, we should be back at school between 3:30-4:00. A text will go out to parents as soon as we get back on the M55 when travelling back to school.